Alerts/notifications

How can I reduce the number of false alerts?How can I reduce the number of false alerts?

You can increase the evaluation window or change the aggregation function in the alert parameters.

What value should I specify in a threshold?What value should I specify in a threshold?

The threshold value is set in the units of the selected metric.

For example, the value of a database cluster's free disk space threshold is specified in bytes. It is convenient to set a threshold by moving the slider on the chart with real data. Make sure the threshold value for a Warning does not exceed that for an Alarm.

How do I set an alert recipient?How do I set an alert recipient?

The following methods are supported in the notification channel:

• Email.
• SMS.
• Push notifications (in the Yandex Cloud mobile app).
• Telegram.

Specify a Yandex Cloud account as the recipient of email notifications. This can be the owner's account or an additional account created specifically for this purpose, such as a federated account or Yandex ID.

A user does not receive any alerts. Why is that?A user does not receive any alerts. Why is that?

Check the mailbox and phone number settings in the user account's notification channel.

To get notifications, the user must:

• Have the monitoring.viewer role for the folder the alert is configured in.
• In the management console settings:
  • Enable Monitoring.
  • Specify an e-mail address, phone number, and Telegram account or group.